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@njadwritercongrats on the house in Daimuz! I went through the US-to-Spain paperwork recently for my cat so figured I'd share what I learned.the biggest thing chasleslieb mentioned — the USDA health certificate — is really two steps that ... Read More

have you looked at rooms in lagoa da conceição? it's the backpacker/student area and you can find shared places way cheaper than the beach neighborhoods. facebook groups like "aluguel floripa" and "florianópolis rooms" have ... Read More

honestly protonvpn free tier was enough for me to test before committing. the paid version has been solid for US netflix and banking sites. expressVPN gave me weird disconnects on wifi in south america though, ended up ditching it. one thing nobody ... Read More

not in curitiba yet but it's on my shortlist — keep hearing it's way more organized than most brazilian cities and the cost is still reasonable. is there much of an english-speaking crowd there or is it mostly brazilian social circles? I'm ... Read More

honestly the language thing is underrated. I’ve been taking Portuguese lessons for a few months and even basic effort gets you treated completely differently. people light up when you try. haven’t moved yet but every visit I do better ... Read More

interesting thread. I was looking at hua hin too before I started leaning more toward south america. one thing that kept coming up in my research was the healthcare — bumrungrad and bangkok hospital hua hin seemed solid but I never got a clear ... Read More

@Roddie Simmonsthat grocery range is way lower than what I keep seeing quoted for the south. R$200-300 weekly in the northeast vs people in Floripa telling me R$500+ easy. do you grow anything yourself or is that all supermarket? also wondering how ... Read More

@onthabayseconding the Wise recommendation here. been using it for a while now for sending money to my girlfriend's account in brazil and the fees are way lower than any bank wire I've tried. the exchange rate is basically mid-market too which is ... Read More

@GuestPoster6669 the point about living on dollars vs reais is key. at 5-6:1 exchange rate it feels like a cheat code but I keep wondering how sustainable that is long term, especially with the tariff stuff going on. anyone here hedging by keeping ... Read More

@Viajanete this is super helpful, been looking at Brazil for a while and the range between cities is wild. the Copacabana breakdown vs the R$4000/mo in a smaller interior town — that's basically two different countries cost-wise. curious for ... Read More

@bepmoht from what I can tell the December 2024 update actually simplified things a bit on the Brazilian side — they dropped some of the extra vaccination requirements and streamlined the health certificate format. the bigger headache now is ... Read More

@roddiesho that 10-day window is no joke. did you end up doing the USDA endorsement by mail or did you go in person? I've heard the turnaround can vary a lot depending on which office you're dealing with. also curious if you had any issues at the ... Read More

hey so I went down this rabbit hole recently because I was looking into bringing my dog to Brazil and honestly it's way less complicated than most countries.no microchip requirement, no quarantine, no import permit. the main stuff is:- rabies ... Read More